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CBSE toppers list: 59 share third rank in CBSE Class 10 examination

According to PTI, which published the final list of rankers in the CBSE Class 10 examination, 59 students shared the third rnak in the all-India examination, the result for which were declared on Monday. Here's the full list:

Taru Jain from Jaipur, one of the13 CBSE toppers told ANI that she used to four-five hours for the exam. Jain scored one of the 13 students who secured 499 out of 500 marks in CBSE Class X examinations, said, "I feel really good, used to study for 4-5 hours. I want to pursue Economics (Honours) from Delhi University. Had support from parents, teachers and principal."

Taru Jain in Jaipur, One of the students who secured 499 out of 500 marks in #CBSE Class X examinations: I feel really good, used to study for 4-5 hours. I want to pursue Economics (Hons.) from Delhi University. Had support from parents, teachers and principal. #Rajasthanpic.twitter.com/vRNtiJ88bg

24 students bag second rank in CBSE class 10 results with 498 out of 500 marks, whereas, 58 students share third position with 497 marks, PTI said. This year, 17,74,299 students had registered for the CBSE Class 10 2019 exams, of which 17,61,078 appeared and 16,04,428 passed, bringing the overall pass percentage to 91.10 percent.

With inputs from PTI

16:02 (IST)

Eight of the 13 toppers are from Uttar Pradesh

Of the 13 students who topped the CBSE Class 10 exams, eight are from Uttar Pradesh (Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Jaunpur).

The prime minister said on Twitter: "Proud of my young friends who have successfully cleared the CBSE Class X examinations."

Proud of my young friends who have successfully cleared the CBSE Class X examinations. Wishing them the very best for their journey ahead. May these young minds continue making us proud. Congratulations also to their teachers and parents! #CBSE10thresult

This year, 13 students topped the CBSE Class 10 exams with 499 out of 500 marks. Of them, seven are boys and six, girls.

15:50 (IST)

Rajyavardhan Rathore congratulates CBSE Class 10 students

"I’m so glad to see such young high achievers who successfully cleared life’s first big test," the Union minister tweeted.

10th board results are out & I’m so glad to see such young high achievers who successfully cleared life’s first big test. Those who couldn’t achieve what they were hoping for, don’t worry, champions - you’ll get many more chances to prove yourself. #CBSE10thresult

Of the 17,74,299 students who registered for the CBSE Class 10 2019 exams, 17,61,078 appeared and 16,04,428 passed, bringing the overall pass percentage to 91.10 percent.

15:44 (IST)

Steps to check your CBSE Class 10 results 2019:

Step 1: Visit the official websites cbseresults.nic.in or cbse.nic.in

Step 2: On the homepage, click on 'Class 10 Result 2019'.

Step 3: Enter your registration number or roll number and other admit card details in the provided fields and click on 'Submit' .

Step 4: Once your result appears on the screen, download it and take a printout for future reference.

15:41 (IST)

Kendriya Vidyalayas best performing institutes

Kendriya Vidyalayas performed the best among all institutes that function under CBSE. As many as 99 percent of students from Kendriya Vidyalayas cleared the Class 10 CBSE 2019 exams.

Jawaharlal Navodaya Vidyalayas followed, with 98.57 percent students clearing the CBSE Class 10 board exams. Government schools performed the worst with a pass percentage of 71.91 percent .

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Transgender students outbeat both boys and girls

While girls outperformed boys by 2.31 percent with a 92.45 percent pass percentage over 90.14 percent of boys, transgender students scored even better with a pass percentage of 94.74 percent. This is even higher than their pass percentage of 83.33 percent in 2018.

15:35 (IST)

Girls outperform boys once again in CBSE Class 10 exams

Girls outperformed boys once again with a pass percentage of 92.45 percent. A lower figure of 90.14 percent boys cleared the CBSE Class 10 exams.

In 2018, the pass percentage of students was 88.67 percent. Girls had outperformed boys with 86.07 percent of them clearing the exams against 85.32 percent of boys.

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Prakash Javadekar congratulates CBSE Class 10 students

Congratulations to over 16 lakh students who have succeeded in #CBSE Xth board examinations and best of luck for those who couldn’t make this time but will make it in next attempt. Overall pass percentage has increased by 4.40% from 80.70% in 2018 to 91.10% in 2019@cbseindia29

Step 3: Enter your registration number or roll number and other admit card details in the provided fields and click on 'Submit' .

Step 4: Once your result appears on the screen, download it and take a printout for future reference.

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Steps to apply for re-evaluation

Studentrs not pleased with their scores can apply for re-evaluation on cbse.nic.in. Re-checking of each subject will cost Rs 500. Students can apply for re-evaluation from 24 May till 25 May 25 till 5 pm.

15:02 (IST)

CBSE Class 10 students fare better than Class 12

The CBSE Class 12 results 2019 were anounced on 2 May. Students registered a pass percentage of 83.7 percent. Hansika Shukla from Ghaziabad and Karishma Arora from Muzaffarnagar topped the CBSE Class 12 exams. In comparison, Class 10 students scored much better, with a much higher pass percentage of 91.1 percent.

14:59 (IST)

CBSE Class 10 marksheets to be available at digilocker.gov.in

Since 2016, CBSE has provided Class 10 digital academic documents, which includes marksheets, migration certificates and pass certificate, on its own academic repository ‘Parinam Manjusha’. The repository is integrated with DigiLocker at digilocker.gov.in.

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CBSE Class 10 students break downward trend of pass percentage

Year

Pass percentage

2014

98.87%

2015

97.32%

2016

96.21%

2017

93.06%

2018

86.07%

2019

91.10%

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91.1% CBSE Class 10 students pass 2019 exams

This year, CBSE Class 10 students registered a pass percentage of 91.1 percent, a significant rise from 86.07 percent last year.

14:48 (IST)

CBSE Class 10 results 2019 available on SMS

Students unable to access their results via the internet can avail of an SMS service. Candidates can also check their Class 10 results on the UMANG mobile app, which is available on smart phones that run on Android, iOS and Windows.

14:47 (IST)

CBSE declared Class 10, Class 12 results in record number of days

This year, CBSE declared both the Class 10 and Class 12 results within a record number of days from the last exams. CBSE declared the Class 10 result within 38 days of the exams and the Class 12 results within 55 days.

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CBSE Class 10 results 2019 declared ahead of major boards

This year, CBSE released both the Class 10 and Class 12 results before ICSE and the West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab and Maharashtra boards.

CBSE has introduced a post-result helpline for counselling services. Those woth queries can get in touch with trained staff at 1800 11 8004, which will be available from 8 am to 10 pm only till 16 May.

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Pass percentage on the decline since 2014

The number of students passing the CBSE Class 10 exams has been dropping since 2014.

Step 3: Enter your registration number or roll number and other admit card details in the provided fields and click on 'Submit' .

Step 4: Once your result appears on the screen, download it and take a printout for future reference.

14:32 (IST)

Alternative ways to check CBSE Class 10 results

Owing to the extremely high volume of traffic that the official CBSE websites are likely to see, students can face difficulty in logging in. In such a case, there are a multiple other ways students can check their scores.

Google has partnered with CBSE to make it easier for students to find their results and other exam-related information. All students have to do is go to google.com and type 'CBSE result' to get the link.

Students can also use keywords like 'Class 10 results' or 'CBSE Class 10 results', 'how to check Class 10 results', or 'check CBSE Class 10 results' on the homepage to get their scores.

Earlier, it was reported that CBSE would declare both Class 10 and Class 12 results in the third week of May. But CBSE declared the Class 12 results in a surprise move the same day and also said that the Class 10 results would be declared the same way.

Step 3: Enter your registration number or roll number and other admit card details in the provided fields and click on 'Submit' .

Step 4: Once your result appears on the screen, download it and take a printout for future reference.

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Where to check CBSE Class 10 results

The Central board will anounce the Class 10 result on its official websites — cbseresults.nic.in and cbse.nic.in.

14:01 (IST)

CBSE refuted 'fake news' of results yesterday

Earlier, amid speculation that the CBSE Class 10 2019 results would be declared on 5 May, CBSE public relations officer Rama Sharma dismissed the "unconfirmed fake news", adding that the board will inform students and schools of the date before declaring the results.

14:00 (IST)

CBSE Class 10 results to be declared today

The Central board, in another surprise announcement for students, said it will declare the Class 10 results today at 3 pm.

CBSE Class 10 Board Result Declared: Taru Jain from Jaipur, one of the13 CBSE toppers told ANI that she used to four-five hours for the exam. Jain scored one of the 13 students who secured 499 out of 500 marks in CBSE Class 10 examinations, said, "I feel really good, used to study for 4-5 hours. I want to pursue Economics (Honours) from Delhi University. Had support from parents, teachers and principal."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate Class 10 students who cleared the CBSE 2019 exams. "Proud of my young friends who have successfully cleared the CBSE Class X examinations," he said.

Kendriya Vidyalayas performed the best among all institutes that function under CBSE. As many as 99 percent of students from Kendriya Vidyalayas cleared the Class 10 CBSE 2019 exams.

As many as 13 students scored 499 out of 500 marks this year in the CBSE Class 10 exams 2019. In a close second, 25 students scored 498 out of 500 marks, and 58 students scored 497 out of 500 marks.

Union minister Smriti Irani tweeted that her daughter had scored 82 percent in the Class 10 exams. Candidates can check their CBSE Class 10 results on the official websites cbseresults.nic.in and cbse.nic.in.

Earlier,The Indian Express quoted CBSE secretary Anurag Tripathi as saying, "The results of Class 10 examination will be declared next week." However, Tripathi did not specify a date for the announcement.

Earlier, amid speculation that the CBSE Class 10 2019 results will be declared today, CBSE public relations officer Rama Sharma dismissed the "unconfirmed fake news", adding that the board will inform students and schools of the date before declaring the results.

"It is to inform all principals, students, parents and public that the CBSE Class 10 results will not be declared today," Sharma was quoted as saying, adding that CBSE will "duly inform students about the date, time and arrangements to access results, through official communication".

According to reports, the Central board was expected to release the Class 10 result on its official websites — cbseresults.nic.in and cbse.nic.in.

Earlier, it was reported that CBSE would declare both Class 10 and Class 12 results in the third week of May. But in a surprise move on Thursday CBSE declared the Class 12 results.

Step 3: Enter your registration number or roll number and other admit card details in the provided fields and click on 'Submit' .

Step 4: Once your result appears on the screen, download it and take a printout for future reference.

CBSE conducted the Class 10 exams for 27 lakh candidates from 2 February to 29 March.

In 2018, Class 10 students registered an overall pass percentage of 86.70 percent.

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